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Walk the Proud Land (1956) Every year or so I like to review a new-to-me Audie Murphy film in my Western RoundUp column.  My previous Murphy review, Apache Rifles (1964), was published last April.  This year I’ve watched one of Murphy’s more unusual Western films, Walk the Proud read more

Silent Superstars: Rudolph Valentino, The Ultimate Screen Idol Rudolph Valentino How fortunate it was that a young Italian movie actor christened Rodolfo Alfonso Raffaello Pierre Filibert Guglielmi di Valentina d’Antonguella settled on the elegant “Rudolph Valentino” for his screen name. read more

At an isolated Antarctic research station, scientists battle a deadly alien with such extraordinary shape-shifting capabilities that the men don’t know if the person next to them is still human. The truth is only revealed when the alien is threatened and violently abandons its current inhabitant. read more

75th Anniversary Noir – 2026 Edition It’s about that time, y’all! February at the Noir Nook means our annual look at the noirs that are celebrating their 75th anniversary, and have I got four winners for you from 1951! Before I proceed, I’d like to toss a few honorable mentions your way read more

Two Silent Comedies from Ernst Lubitsch Ernst Lubitsch is celebrated as the director of many of Hollywood’s great comedies, including Ninotchka (1939), To Be or Not to Be (1942), and Heaven Can Wait (1943), but he directed films in his native Germany for nearly a decade before his transition to read more

Classic Movie Travels: Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill Dorothy Mackaill was born on March 4, 1903, in Kingston upon Hull, England, to John Mackaill and Florence Pickard Mackaill. She was primarily raised by her father after her parents separated in 1914. He owned a dance academy nearby. D read more

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance As I’ve shared in previous columns, we’re fortunate to have a variety of venues showing classic films in the greater Los Angeles area. One of those theaters is The Autry Museum of the American West, cofounded by cowboy star Gene Autry. Autry Museum, Los read more

A Closer Look At The Gold Rush (1925) Charlie Chaplin, The Gold Rush By the mid-1920s, Charlie Chaplin had spent nearly a decade being one of cinema’s most beloved performers, a familiar face to movie lovers across the globe. His humor and performance style transcended cultural boundaries and read more

Noir Nook: Quotable Noir, Part 3 There are lots of things I love – old movie magazines, baking, nighttime soap operas (right now, I’m heavily into Knots Landing) – but nestled among all of these is tradition! And around these parts, it’s a new tradition for me to kick off the new year with read more

Silver Screen Standards: Elsa Lanchester Thanks to her role as the nameless title character in Bride of Frankenstein (1935), Elsa Lanchester has a special place in horror movie history as the most famous of the female Universal monsters, even though she only appears in the film for a few minutes. read more

Classic Movie Travels: Ellen Drew Ellen Drew Ellen Drew was born Esther Loretta Ray on November 23, 1914, in Kansas City, Missouri. Her father, Joseph, was a barber and her mother, Norine, was a homemaker. She also had an older brother named Arden. In 1919, the family relocated to Chicago, read more

If I created a film trailer for The Monolith Monsters, it would have some of the movie’s astonishing quotes flash across the screen with extra exclamation points. “Her hands are turning to stone!!” “He’s been welded into a solid mass!!” “Local geologist turns to rock!!” “Looks read more

Western RoundUp: Tom Tyler In June 2024 I somewhat impulsively signed up for a Kickstarter project to bring a pair of long-unseen silent Tom Tyler Westerns to Blu-ray. The Kickstarter was started by Tom Tyler fan extraordinaire Mary Della Vale, creator of the website Aventuras de Tom Tyler read more

The Top 10 Hit Films of 1925 I’m happy to say that this is my 100th column for Classic Movie Hub! It’s hard to believe I’ve been a columnist here for several years now, covering this niche era that fascinates me to no end. I’ve enjoyed covering a wide variety of silent film topics for you read more

Happy Holidays! It’s the most wonderful time of the year when family and friends gather, eat lots of food and exchange gifts that say “I care.” But not everyone is so lucky and may have to depend on the kindness of strangers to bring them holiday joy. For the kids at the Home for Orphans and read more

Noir Nook: A Low-Budget Holiday When my daughters were little, I bought them a tabletop talking holiday tree named Douglas Fir, who had big, blinking eyes and a mouth that moved when he talked or sang. And, as Douglas would say every time we flicked his ON switch, “It’s Christmastime!!!!!” read more

The Adventuress as Anti-Hero in Baby Face (1933) Despite the sweetness of its title, Baby Face (1933) packs a punch so spicy that it’s famous even among Pre-Code pictures for its frankness about transactional sexual relationships. The pre-release version of the movie caused a ruckus with the cens read more

Classic Movie Travels Vera Zorina Vera Zorina Vera Zorina was born Eva Brigitta Hartwig in Berlin, Germany, on January 2, 1917. Her parents, Fritz and Abigail “Billie” Hartwig were professional singers. Zorina grew up in the coastal town of Kristiansund, Norway, where she began her dancing read more

Western Filmmakers Final Resting Places Once or twice a year I pay tribute to Western filmmakers in this column via sharing visits to their final resting places. I’ve been privileged to visit these sites, located throughout the Los Angeles area and beyond, over a period of several years.  read more

How To Attend A Silent Film Festival So here you are, a big fan of century-old-or-older films. You’ve seen dozens of slapstick comedies, romantic dramas, and exciting epics in the solitude of your own home, and you’re probably well acquainted with the history behind them, too. Obviously the read more